This 2009 Belgian comedy directed by Felix Van Groeningen has some interesting parallels with Jonanthan Franzen's superb novel The Corrections. Both stories revolve around an aspiring author struggling to get published. Both works ask the question - do familial love and pride sustain a proper upbringing ? The Misfortunates takes this notion to the extreme. I've got to believe that Van Groeningen was paying homage to Franzen in his choice of title.
